FAROE ISLANDS — It’s a piece less dependable than its German legacy would recommend: Audi blew through a few proposed days for kickoff with the new Q6 E-Tron, and it will be one year from now before it hits showrooms, possible as a 2025 model. Will it merit the pause? We headed out to the Faroe Islands, somewhere between Scotland and Iceland, to find out. Audi welcomed us here for a “test drive” with two variants of this impending, completely electric SUV: the Q6 55 E-Tron, with 396 drive, and the SQ6, which makes an incredible 510 torque.
The state of the vehicle is plainly apparent, as are many subtleties, as the model camouflage is restricted to white foil with red, pink and purple accents. Remaining on 21-inch wheels, shod with 255-segment width-front and 285-back elastic, the Q6 E-Tron shows energetically etched, in any case mediocre lines, with headlights split into an upper and lower part, flanking an octagonal grille. More modest wheel sizes, from 18 inches upwards, will be accessible. From behind, the Q6 E-Tron seems to be the older sibling of the Q4 E-Tron that it really is. The side view, with a D point of support that looks like a shark blade, looks fairly car like – in spite of the fact that we are informed that a Sportback form with a more swoopy roofline will ultimately join the customary Q6.
From the beginning, this vehicle appears as though it was imagined around 2016 and ought to have been available a long time back. In any case, a more critical look uncovers a ton of savvy subtleties. For instance, the lighting units: The discretionary front lattice LEDs don’t simply put a frosty, consequently changed sparkle onto the street, they can likewise be arranged to show eight distinct daytime running light examples. Similar number of examples can be shown by the back light groups, which include OLED innovation. Furthermore, it very well may be chosen on the MMI framework, yet additionally on Audi’s telephone application, so you can respect your tasteful decisions while standing right close to the vehicle. Audi is naturally pleased to reaffirm the authority it has long delighted in lighting innovation, with an unpleasant reality for U.S. clients: Guideline here is severe to the point that most elements won’t be accessible on our shores. You’ll probably need to manage one processing plant chosen design.
However, we will partake in the advanced inside imparted to European models. On our test drive, it is to a great extent concealed underneath a plastic cloak, yet voice orders provided us with a smidgen of cutting edge surrounding lighting, and the situation of the buttons and controls is essentially as wonderful as the material input. The Q6 highlights a cutting edge four-talked directing wheel, while the SQ6 accompanies a more traditional three-talked wheel.
